I am going to get to see my father today. Tom thought to himself as he was
packing a trunk for the days journey. Than up the stairs he heard a
footstep beginning to walk. And his room swung open, it was Rubin. "Tom,
are you sure that you want to go? These people are well different." he
said. While still packing he began to talk to his foster father. "How do
you know what witches and wizards are like?" he asked. "There is something
you need to know about that place son. They live in a different world for a
reason. People do not like what they are not used to and they are not used
to little creatures or magic, so magic was used to hide this different
world from the rest of the world. If people like you were ever caught here
in this world bad things would happen. Your father does not like it for you
to be going there and I am sure of that, but this way you will get away
from the war." Rubin told him. "Oh look at the time it is almost quarter-
after nine. The train leaves in forty-five minutes I have to go."
Rubin picked up Tom' bags and left out the door. That day weird things were happening. There were people dressed up like it was Halloween but they were all dressed in unison. Black robes with a red trim around it. Children and even adults alike dressed all the same. Rubin just directed Riddle to the car, where he packed his trunk into the car and drove off.
Together they drove around looking for the train station where he would find Hogwarts Express and he would get to meet his father. It was just about nine-thirty when they finally found the station. "Rubin, are you going to come in with me?" asked Tom. "N-n-n-n-o I cannot. Just find a loading cart and find the train. Here is your ticket. Remember to write now Tom. I will miss you around the house." he said. "Alright, bye Rubin. Thank you." Than he grabbed the trunk from the back of the car and waved goodbye as his father old automobile drove off down the way.
Inside the train station he seen more and more people dressed in robes. Tom than went around asking for directions to the train. Where would Hogwarts express be? That is what he would ask. Most people didn't know what he was talking about and that it was a joke. The other people that did know what he was talking about told him track nine-and-three quarters, and Tom that they were all playing a large joke on him. However, could they all be playing a joke on him. He questioned himself and of-coarse the other people that told him, but he continued looking for the track, nine-and- three quarters. Track one, track two, track three, track four, track five, track six, track seven, track eight, track nine, track ten, but no tracks in between. He than spotted somebody that was his own age, although he was quite large to be a ten year old boy.
"Hello." he said to the tall boy. "G'day, how may I help ya?" the boy asked Tom. "I was looking for a train called the Hogwarts Express." he told him. "Than you would be looking for track nine-and-three quarters wouldn't you than." the boy continued on. "I know that but I can not find it, and the letter says that the train leaves in five minutes at ten-oclock" he said to the boy. "Alrighty than, follow me." the boy said. That boy than went between gates nine and ten and ran at a steady pace towards a pillar...He went through. When he went through, Tom followed him. The first thing he noticed was that everybody except him was wearing the black and red robes, and there was a red train on the track that read: Hogwarts Express. Looking up, Tom seen that there was a sign that said nine-and- three quarters. A hand than grabbed Tom by the shoulder, "Hurry up than, you wouldn't want to miss the train now would you"? It was the boy that helped Tom find his way to the train. "I will get us a room to sit in." he said. Then they were in the room. There was himself, the boy, and an adult that looked to be sleeping at the time. "I forgot to say thank you for helping me out back there. My name is Tom Marvolo Riddle. What is yours?" asked Tom. "Very well Tom. I am Rubeus Hagrid, but my friends just call me Hagrid." he told Tom, "And I, I am Professor Fudge. I will be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and you Mr. Riddle must be the boy I have heard so much about. Your father told me much of you, well what he knows of you." Professor Fudge said to Tom, "Now you should probably get some rest. Before you know it you will be arriving at Hogwarts.
Rubin picked up Tom' bags and left out the door. That day weird things were happening. There were people dressed up like it was Halloween but they were all dressed in unison. Black robes with a red trim around it. Children and even adults alike dressed all the same. Rubin just directed Riddle to the car, where he packed his trunk into the car and drove off.
Together they drove around looking for the train station where he would find Hogwarts Express and he would get to meet his father. It was just about nine-thirty when they finally found the station. "Rubin, are you going to come in with me?" asked Tom. "N-n-n-n-o I cannot. Just find a loading cart and find the train. Here is your ticket. Remember to write now Tom. I will miss you around the house." he said. "Alright, bye Rubin. Thank you." Than he grabbed the trunk from the back of the car and waved goodbye as his father old automobile drove off down the way.
Inside the train station he seen more and more people dressed in robes. Tom than went around asking for directions to the train. Where would Hogwarts express be? That is what he would ask. Most people didn't know what he was talking about and that it was a joke. The other people that did know what he was talking about told him track nine-and-three quarters, and Tom that they were all playing a large joke on him. However, could they all be playing a joke on him. He questioned himself and of-coarse the other people that told him, but he continued looking for the track, nine-and- three quarters. Track one, track two, track three, track four, track five, track six, track seven, track eight, track nine, track ten, but no tracks in between. He than spotted somebody that was his own age, although he was quite large to be a ten year old boy.
"Hello." he said to the tall boy. "G'day, how may I help ya?" the boy asked Tom. "I was looking for a train called the Hogwarts Express." he told him. "Than you would be looking for track nine-and-three quarters wouldn't you than." the boy continued on. "I know that but I can not find it, and the letter says that the train leaves in five minutes at ten-oclock" he said to the boy. "Alrighty than, follow me." the boy said. That boy than went between gates nine and ten and ran at a steady pace towards a pillar...He went through. When he went through, Tom followed him. The first thing he noticed was that everybody except him was wearing the black and red robes, and there was a red train on the track that read: Hogwarts Express. Looking up, Tom seen that there was a sign that said nine-and- three quarters. A hand than grabbed Tom by the shoulder, "Hurry up than, you wouldn't want to miss the train now would you"? It was the boy that helped Tom find his way to the train. "I will get us a room to sit in." he said. Then they were in the room. There was himself, the boy, and an adult that looked to be sleeping at the time. "I forgot to say thank you for helping me out back there. My name is Tom Marvolo Riddle. What is yours?" asked Tom. "Very well Tom. I am Rubeus Hagrid, but my friends just call me Hagrid." he told Tom, "And I, I am Professor Fudge. I will be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, and you Mr. Riddle must be the boy I have heard so much about. Your father told me much of you, well what he knows of you." Professor Fudge said to Tom, "Now you should probably get some rest. Before you know it you will be arriving at Hogwarts.